Sarah Wigglesworth boxes clever at Cremorne Riverside Centre | Crystal clear vision - FOA in London | Newspaper concept wins arts space of the future competition | Terry Farrell blasts Edinburgh waterfront | Madelon Vriesendorp’s magic toyshop | BD Mag Online View full entry
Unless you’ve been holed-up in bed for the last ten days, you won’t fail to have noticed our countdown to the annual Wallpaper* Design Awards. And you’re probably aware that last night the event itself took place to great effect – winners were revealed, runners-up clapped... View full entry
Johnathan Glancey calls it one of the most breathtaking man-made spaces in modern Britain. Here is his view from the exclusive first tour. Guardian > View full entry
On the road again... this time Marlin's taking us from Scottsdale to Sedona. Watch now or download to your iPod for later... View full entry
British Columbia's Premiere, Gordon Campbell, plans to erect a giant wooden roof over Vancouver's Robson Square in anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The square was designed by Arthur Erickson and is the site of the Provincial Law Courts, UBC Robson Square, government office buildings, and... View full entry
For NMDA and u+a, smart design = luxury. Indeed, functionality never trumps beauty, it always reveals it. - Neil Denari useful + agreeable offers the opportunity to purchase a pre-designed house by world-renowned architect, neil m. denari.the u+a house is a flexible, universal product, designed... View full entry
Arch Record examines a unique program run through Catholic University. The program called Spirit of Place/Spirit of Design is taught by architect Travis Price. The students travel to exotic settings ready to build a project they’ve spent the spring semester designing. "The small structure... View full entry
From 2011, the world's first outdoor artificial surfing machine will try to rival the Atlantic breakers of Devon and Cornwall using cleaned river water. The plan is to persuade surfers to take to their boards in Tower Hamlets rather than make the long drive to the West Country, where the surf is... View full entry
A collection of Eames stamps will be among the new stamps that the USPS will be offering this year. GalleryIn recognition of their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design, manufacturing and photographic arts, designers Charles and Ray Eames will be honored next summer with... View full entry
In an extraordinary act of rebellion, the oldest affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International has filed suit to protest a new agreement that the nonprofit housing organization is imposing on its 1,600 local chapters. NYT View full entry
After living for 34 years in apartment 1601 in the Carnegie Hall Studio Towers, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien are among the last 33 tenants facing eviction as the building gets renovated into music rehearsal rooms and classrooms. New York Magazine Photo: Josef AstorApt. 1601 Tod Williams and... View full entry
Tata Motors of India is introducing a $2,500 car. NYT View full entry
Kumble R. Subbaswamy, Provost of the University of Kentucky, has announced the selection of Dr. Michael Speaks as the new Dean of the UK College of Design. Dr. Speaks will begin his duties on February 1, 2008, contingent upon expected approval from the UK Board of Trustees...Press Release from... View full entry
MoMA has commissioned five architects to erect prefab dwellings in a vacant lot adjacent to the museum. NYT The five, to be announced today by the museum, are KieranTimberlake Associates of Philadelphia; Lawrence Sass of Cambridge, Mass.; Douglas Gauthier and Jeremy Edmiston of Manhattan; Oskar... View full entry
826 opens up its second Los Angeles area center, designed and built by archinector, Scott Mitchell. 826 is a "free literacy and writing center for kids that was started by author Dave Eggers in San Francisco," with centers in New York, Chicago, Ann Arbor, Seattle, and Boston. 826 is always... View full entry